When it came time to go looking for a 4X scope the first brand I went to was Sightron. I have two Sightrons but not of the 4X configuration. To me it is equal in all ways to the FX II except in one respect and that is the versatility of mounting. The SII is a compact for sure with a tube length of only 4.4"(1.73" in the front and 1.42" in the rear). Since I would be using the 4X on a long action the SII was tossed out consideration.

Well, I noticed that the Sightron 4x32 is the cheapest one they make. And I'm liking that $50 rebate they have on them. So I'm thinking a couple would mount nicely on TC Encore barrels with good value for money spent.

But I've read through posts here and some feel the eye box is like a switch. Is this true? If so it would be a bit of a turn-off for me.

Ruminations on magnifications:For field work, I prefer a compact fixed power scope like the Leupold FX-II 4x33 mm because I can mount it lower and it weighs less. My range scopes are 8-32x40 Bushnell 4200s with AOs, but I like simple outdoors. Shooting the FX-II 2.5x ultralight into 3/4 inch groups at 55 yards says that shot placement doesn't suffer a hell of a lot.

That said, I'm partial to the VX-II 3-9x33mm EFR as a nice compact rimfire scope. I have an older Vari-X II EFR and at 9x I can fire at bullet holes at 55 yards in fairly dim light on paper. It's small enough to mount tight to the receiver of a gun, and I can use the AO when conditions switch from field to thickets.

I like the 4x32 fixed for centerfires as a great all around compromise between magnification, focus, field of view, brightness, mounting ease and simplicity. A 6x36 would be nice too.

The Sightron may be short enough for the objective to fall behind the rear sight on standard Encore barrels, but now I'm worried that critical eye relief will force the scope forward anyway:

"I also had a
Sightron SII 4x32 mounted on a 30-30 for a while and it was nice and very
compact and optically as good as the other two choices. It had 4.5 inches of
eye relief and I had to mount it on a Leupold rifleman one piece base that had
extra ring slots for weaver rings and had to mount it as far forward as
possible to get the eye piece far enough forward so that it wouldn't black out.
It was a very nice clear scope though. SWFA carries them also I believe."

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